20 Awesome Bruce Springsteen Tracks You've Never Heard

2. Vietnam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSmxy0s7lfA A lot of people (astonishingly) misinterpreted the true meaning of Born in the USA when it was first released. Intended as a bitter indictment of America's involvement in the war and it's effects, some were taken in by the rabble-rousing synth beat and potentially jingoistic chorus. They thought Bruce was saying how great it is to be American... Had he chosen to include Vietnam, an acoustic effort from the Nebraska sessions, instead then there wouldn't have been as much doubt as to Bruce's true intentions and feelings.